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L3-S1 Medial Branches Heat Radiofrequency

Date: Sep 15, 2020

Question:

Physician performed right L3-4 MBRF, L5 dorsal rami RF, and S1-3 dorsal rami RF. I get codes 64635-RT and 64625-RT. There is an NCCI edit when reporting these codes. What would be the correct codes for these procedures?

Question ID : 14406
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